eldertongue

Old English · adjective

betest

Part of speech
adjective

Meaning

  1. superlative degree of gōd: the best

    Forþon þæt eorla ġehwām, æftercweþendra lof lifgendra lāstworda betst.

    Thus, for every man, the praise of the after-speakers is the best of the living ones' reputations.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

  2. Inflected form of gōd

Declension

Strong declension of betest
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative betestbetestbetest
Accusative betestnebetestebetstebetest
Genitive betestesbetstesbetestrebetestesbetstes
Dative betestumbetstumbetestrebetestumbetstum
Instrumental betestebetstebetestrebetestebetste
Plural
Nominative betestebetstebetestabetstabetestebetstebetest
Accusative betestebetstebetestabetstabetestebetstebetest
Genitive betestrabetestrabetestra
Dative betestumbetstumbetestumbetstumbetestumbetstum
Instrumental betestumbetstumbetestumbetstumbetestumbetstum
Weak declension of betest
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative betestabetstabetestebetstebetestebetste
Accusative betestanbetstanbetestanbetstanbetestebetste
Genitive betestanbetstanbetestanbetstanbetestanbetstan
Dative betestanbetstanbetestanbetstanbetestanbetstan
Instrumental betestanbetstanbetestanbetstanbetestanbetstan
Plural
Nominative betestanbetstanbetestanbetstanbetestanbetstan
Accusative betestanbetstanbetestanbetstanbetestanbetstan
Genitive betestrabetestenabetstenabetestrabetestenabetstenabetestrabetestenabetstena
Dative betestumbetstumbetestumbetstumbetestumbetstum
Instrumental betestumbetstumbetestumbetstumbetestumbetstum

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batistaz, superlative of *bataz. Compare Old Frisian betsta, Old Saxon betst, best, Old High German bezzisto, Old Norse beztr, Gothic (batists).

Descendants

best

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